My fiancee says that he's never seen a girl shop the way I do. The way he describes it, I walk into a shop, quickly glance at the racks and finger one or two items and if I don't see anything promising overall, I walk right out. Honestly, I just don't have the patience to sift through everything and now that I'm so much fatter, I don't have the heart to look at all the clothes I can't fit into anymore. The other thing is, now that I've taken some very basic sewing lessons, I'd really rather practice my sewing skills to make something that actually fits me than buy something off the rack that probably wouldn't look as nice on me.
That is not to say I don't like shopping or don't spend money! I have spent lots and lots of money on fabric, thread and other sewing notions. I have also spent a great deal on household items like gourmet foods and materials I want to try cooking or baking with. So I do spend, but mostly on hobbies.
So now I have to buy a wedding dress. I started at theknot.com to look at their massive database of dresses for ideas. In the end, however, I know I can never really know what I like in those dresses until I start trying them on. So I started looking at bridal shops. After looking at all the horror stories and reviews of bridal shops, I wasn't sure I even wanted to deal with one anymore, but I had to start somewhere.
So my first stop was the Demetrios boutique inside the Macy's on 34th Street. We didn't have an appointment, but we were able to get in an hour later anyways. My cousin and I pulled several dresses off the racks but in general, we didn't feel all that impressed with the selection. Then the consultant helped me into the dresses one by one. There were a couple of them that looked okay on me, but to be honest, I felt completely fat and shapeless for most of them. The day ended with me feeling like I'll be the ugliest, most shapeless bride on my wedding day. It was a horrible feeling and it made me sad.
My next stop was RK Bridal. This time, I went by myself. I felt that it's best to try on a huge bunch and only show to my friends and family the dresses that I've narrowed it down to. That way, my initial impressions wouldn't be subject to everyone's opinions. Anyways, RK Bridal is a warehouse of dresses at discount prices and no appointment was necessary. Perfect for my budget needs! I left work early on a Friday and was able to try on about 8 or 9 dresses. The limit was supposed to be 7 dresses, but I guess the lady who was helping me was in a good mood. I had to butter her up a bit to get her into a good mood though. She was pretty rude to me at first. I mean she didn't look at me and just ordered me into the dressing room and would walk away from me without telling me what's next or what to do or even that she was going to walk away! Anyways, I found 4 dresses that I liked on me. I found them online and sent them to my bridesmaids for feedback. Everyone seemed to like a different set of dresses, so in the end, I still needed to take someone back to the store and see what they look like on me in person.
And the next and last stop was the Wedding Atelier...
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